(August 1971)
Western,
1968 Series
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Del Connell ?
Issue Notes
Cover code: 92301-108
Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents
table of contents / 2 pages
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Table of Contents and indicia.
The Secret of the Jolly-berries
Donald Duck; Pinocchio / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Carl Fallberg
- Pencils
- Paul Murry
- Inks
- Paul Murry
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Paul Murry
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Pinocchio; John Worthington Foulfellow; Gideon; Monstro
- Reprints
-
from Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse in Fantasyland (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (May 1957)
-
Flight Training
True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Huemer
- Pencils
- George Wheeler
- Inks
- George Wheeler
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Reprints
- from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00
The Snake Skin Belt
Little Hiawatha / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; children; western-frontier
- Characters
- Little Hiawatha; Sunflower; Wicked Witch; Big Chief
Indexer Notes
Four horizontal panels per page.
The Unknown Hero
Goofy / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Murry
- Inks
- Paul Murry
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Paul Murry
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Goofy
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #952 - Walt Disney's Goofy (November 1958)
-
The Pony Express
text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's World of Adventure (Western, 1963 series) #3 (October 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1963
Too Many Thumps
Jiminy Cricket; Thumper / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Jiminy Cricket; Thumper
- Reprints
-
in Donald Pocket (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1968 series) #19 - Donald Ducks ønskedrøm ([november] 1975)
-
In a Pinch
Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Bradbury
- Inks
- Jack Bradbury
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Chip 'n' Dale
- Synopsis
- When a wedding cake is ruined, Chip 'n' Dale substitute for the figures at the top to save a driver's job.
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale (Dell, 1955 series) #29 (March-May 1962)
-
Dinner at the Diner
Gus and Jaq / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank McSavage
- Inks
- Frank McSavage
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Daisy Duck; Gus and Jaq
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Vacation Parade (Dell, 1950 series) #3 (July 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
New layout, original pagecount 6.
On with the Show
Dumbo; Super Goof / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Dumbo; Super Goof
Indexer Notes
Two vertical panels per page.
Diamond Mine Dilemma
Mickey Mouse; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Bradbury
- Inks
- Jack Bradbury
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Sneezy; Sleepy; Grumpy; Dopey; Bashful; Happy]; Mickey Mouse
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
New layout, original pagecount 8.
The Lemonade Fling
Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #46 (December 1963)
-
The African Lion
True-Life Adventure / comic story / 28 pages
- Script
- August Lenox
- Pencils
- August Lenox
- Inks
- August Lenox
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- animal
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #665 - Walt Disney's the African Lion (November 1955) [part 1]
-
- Keywords
- Africa; lion
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of 3. New layout.
Cycle Show-Off
Bongo / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Hubbard
- Inks
- Al Hubbard
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Bongo; Lumpjaw
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Scamp (Dell, 1958 series) #11 (September 1959)
-
The Demon Sand
text article / 3 pages
- Synopsis
- Facts about quicksand.
- Reprints
- from Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (Western, 1963 series) #9 (March 1965)
-
- Keywords
- quicksand
Indexer Notes
copyright 1964
[Reading Mania]
Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Moores
- Inks
- Dick Moores
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Dick Moores
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Daisy Duck; Clarabelle Cow; Clara Cluck; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #600 - Walt Disney's Daisy Duck Diary (November 1954)
-
The Double Plot
The Three Little Pigs / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; Emil Eagle; Brer Bear
Star Shower
True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Huemer
- Pencils
- George Wheeler
- Inks
- George Wheeler
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Reprints
- from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1964.00.00
You Can't Win
Gyro Gearloose / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Carl Barks
- Pencils
- Carl Barks
- Inks
- Carl Barks
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Garé Barks
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gyro Gearloose; Gyro's Helper
- Reprints
- from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (Dell, 1953 series) #33 (March-May 1961)
-
Paying Their Way
April, May and June / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bob Gregory
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- April, May and June; Grandma Duck
Indexer Notes
Four horizontal panels per page.
Script credit confirmed from Bob Gregory's collection of payment request invoices from Western Publishing Company, Inc., invoice dated September 24, 1970.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Secret of the Jolly Berries; The African Lion
Donald Duck; Pinocchio; True-Life Adventure -
1.
["Summer's fun, it's true..."]
Summer Fun -
2.
Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents
-
3.
The Secret of the Jolly-berries
Donald Duck; Pinocchio -
4.
Flight Training
True Life Adventures -
5.
The Snake Skin Belt
Little Hiawatha -
6.
Gladstone Gander Lucky Crossword
Gladstone Gander -
7.
The Unknown Hero
Goofy -
8.
The Pony Express
-
9.
Too Many Thumps
Jiminy Cricket; Thumper -
10.
Morty and Ferdie Fun Time
Morty and Ferdie -
11.
In a Pinch
Chip 'n' Dale -
12.
On Location
Minnie Mouse in Hollywood -
13.
Dinner at the Diner
Gus and Jaq -
14.
On with the Show
Dumbo; Super Goof -
15.
Moby Duck Sea Maze
Moby Duck -
16.
Diamond Mine Dilemma
Mickey Mouse; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -
17.
The Appaloosa
The World of Horses -
18.
The Lemonade Fling
Uncle Scrooge -
19.
The African Lion
True-Life Adventure -
20.
Clarabelle Cow Market Mix-up
Clarabelle Cow -
21.
Cycle Show-Off
Bongo -
22.
The Demon Sand
-
23.
[Reading Mania]
Daisy Duck's Diary -
24.
Scamp Dot Fun
Scamp -
25.
The Double Plot
The Three Little Pigs -
26.
Star Shower
True Life Adventures -
27.
You Can't Win
Gyro Gearloose -
28.
"W" Farm
Grandma Duck -
29.
Paying Their Way
April, May and June -
30.
Brer Rabbit Rhyme Time
Brer Rabbit -
31.
Crack Up with Cracky!
Jokes by Cracky -
32.
["Don't leave your pencil at school!"]
Pencil Puzzle Fun
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dana Gabbard (R.I.P.)
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mazzella
- Darrel McCann
- Jim Van Dore
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